Threat Actors

Cybersecurity
Storm-3075 Uses ChatGPT and Claude Brands to Harvest Credentials
Microsoft identified Storm-3075 using ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek brands in AiTM phishing that targeted over 2,000 organizations across the US, UK, and India.
Cybersecurity
Akira Claims Industrial Finisher, NJ Country Club, Architecture Firm
Akira ransomware posted three US victims on June 9: Spray Equipment with 26GB of W-2 records and engineering drawings, Rockaway River Country Club, and SMPC ...
Cybersecurity
Chaos Ransomware Lists Airespring as Iranian False-Flag History Looms
Chaos ransomware listed US telecom provider Airespring on its leak site. Rapid7 documented Chaos as a MuddyWater Iranian APT false-flag tool, complicating attribution.
Application Security
Shai-Hulud Hades Wave Poisons 29 Bioinformatics PyPI Packages
The Shai-Hulud Hades variant targeted ~29 bioinformatics and ML PyPI packages in a second wave, introducing a loader-payload split and bringing the campaign past 100 ...
Application Security
WhatsApp Files Contempt Motion Over New NSO Group Spyware Activity
WhatsApp detected new NSO Group activity violating a permanent court injunction and filed a federal contempt motion against the Israeli surveillance firm.
Application Security
Anthropic Engineers Deploy Inside NSA to Run Mythos Cyber AI
Anthropic has deployed six engineers inside NSA to operate Mythos, an AI reported capable of zero-day exploitation across major operating systems and browsers.
Application Security
VerdantBamboo PLENET Backdoor Sustained 18-Month M365 Intrusion
Volexity found Chinese APT VerdantBamboo used new PLENET and AGENTPSD malware to maintain 18 months of undetected Microsoft 365 access via MSP compromise.
Cybersecurity
Five Eyes Warn Chinese Spies Use Fake Jobs to Target Clearances
Five Eyes agencies warn Chinese military intelligence is using fake job listings on LinkedIn to recruit government and military insiders for espionage.
Cybersecurity
Russia Seeks Extremist Label for Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow
Russia's Supreme Court will consider designating Belarusian Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow as extremist groups following the 2025 Aeroflot cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI, NSA, DOE Warn of Active Attacks on Fuel Tank Monitors
CISA, FBI, NSA, and DOE warned of active attacks on internet-exposed fuel tank monitoring systems via authentication bypass and command injection techniques.